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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-13

The duties of the official receiver and auditors end on the day on which the liquidator's end-of-assignment report has been approved.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-16

The judge assigned may not sit on the panel or take part in its deliberations, failing which the judgment will be null and void.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article R654-1

…the court-appointed agent to bring a civil action is delivered by at least two supervising creditors. Their action is admissible only if this formal notice, sent to the court-appointed agent by regis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-16

Insufficient assets are characterised when the proceeds from the realisation of the debtor's assets and the actions and proceedings taken in the interest of the company or the creditors are no longer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-13

…le L. 812-2 is forwarded by the latter to the judge assigned to the case and to the public prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-12

…irst paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 who encounters a difficulty, may request by simple letter that the assigned judge set a time limit for responding to requests for information made pursu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article R653-1

…L. 653-3 to L. 653-6 and L. 653-8, they shall inform the public prosecutor and the official receiver. For the application of article L. 653-8, the date used for the cessation of payments may not be d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-11

…chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 informs, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the opening of the professional recovery procedure, the gu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-17

The court clerk, no later than two months before the expiry of the time limit set by the court, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 643-9, for the review of the closure of the proceedings, s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-14

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, the assigned judge files his report with the court registry no later than three days before the hearing. However, where an application is made to…

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